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Miscellaneous comments on Terra-Dome living, and related

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jlsoaz:

--- Quote from: MattM on January 12, 2020, 04:57:06 PM ---Concrete is basically a dense sponge.  You can dry it out all you want, but any exposure to humid air or direct water contact is going to draw in moisture once more.  Any solution short of isolating the concrete from the outside dirt and air contact is never going to fully mitigate these issues.  Having rain-soaked dirt as a roof cannot be helpful.

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Sorry, I may have not been clear:

The design of the house is such that there is a very effective and excellent material used as a barrier to the water.  In 36 years, there have been these three spots that I know of where this material has been breached.  Otherwise, there are no issues.  The 2-4 feet (or so) of dirt and rocks that are piled on top of the water barrier and insulation I think help, among other things, to keep the sun off the barrier.

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